TymeBank and iKhokha team up for SMEs

Business banking customers will have access to iKhokha’s all-in-one suite of intuitive business tools.

MWC 2024: Mastercard, MTN, mobilise money across Africa

The partnership will drive acceleration of the mobile money ecosystem across 13 markets on the continent.

Open banking can boost
SA fintech

Collaborating with disruptors who drive new thinking will allow banks to shape or participate in competitive...

Consumers will demand payment choice in 2024

Nine key trends will dominate retail this year, writes RORY BOSMAN, sales and marketing executive at Ecentric.

Prepare for ecommerce acceleration

A key player anticipates a doubling of online retail market share from 5% to 10% of...

In fintech, tough times turn into opportunity

Economic headwinds can be fruitful for agile, customer-centric companies, writes CEO of Mukuru ANDY JURY.

Banks face cyber onslaught in 2024

The financial cybersecurity landscape next year will see a rise in Banking Trojans, affiliate groups, and...

SA’s Stitch raises
R1-billion

The funding will be used to continue building out its end-to-end payments solutions and expand to...

When Vivian met Frank- and robbed him blind

Scammers used fake cryptocurrency trading pools to steal more than $1-million from lovestruck victims.

Fintech fails the fairness test

Fintech businesses need to consider how they treat customers when designing new products writes LERATO LAMOLA,...

Prosus makes R11bn sale

PayU, a fintech business of Prosus, majority owned by South Africa's Naspers, has sold its global...

JSE offers cloud-based colocation 

Colo 2.0, which provides on-demand computing and analytics capabilities, will help the JSE expand in Africa.

FNB calls for youth 
start-ups 

Cohort programme offers mentorship, training, and support to young first-time entrepreneurs.

Data can supercharge banking

Even “challenger banks” that leverage the digital revolution should be doing more with data to provide...

SA’s Naked gets R290m investment

The AI-driven insurtech company has raised $17-million in a funding round led by the International Finance...

Contactless dominates SA card payments

FNB says contactless payments now account for more than 50% of all card payments, in a...

Crypto written into SA advertising rules

South Africa's Code of Advertising Practice has been amended to protect consumers from being misled by...

SA proptech startup pulls in $4.5m funding

Property technology is heating up as Flow gets a venture capital boost to its goal of...

Finance apps grow 25% across Africa

A report by AppsFlyer and Google shows "super apps" installs led by Nigeria, South Africa, and...

Brace for zombie firms and crypto cops

Experts from analytics leader SAS forecast the trends that will most impact financial services in 2023.